The IIT Bombay students were also awarded with two-month internship opportunities at Tata Motors as a part of their association to further hone their skills.

The centre equipped with fully functional workshop will give practical training on technical aspects of two-wheelers maintenance and repair to students. On completion of one-year training program, Honda will also support with recruitment opportunities to successful candidates at Honda dealerships.

Amara Raja, makers of Amaron automotive batteries, has installed EV battery charging and swapping stations along with a fleet of e-autos in Tirupati in a bid to promote India’s move towards adoption of electric vehicle.

Growing usage of synthetic oils, shift towards thinner oils and constant need for technological updates are some of the interesting changes in the automotive lubricant industry.

Fortum India Pvt Ltd, a leading electric vehicle charging solution provider, started business of electric vehicles charging stations under brand, Fortum Charge & Drive.

With new vehicles sales declining in last few months, lubricant industry is banking on the after-market segment as millions of existing vehicles continue to run and require the lubricants.

The company also launched a fleet of electric-autos. The initiative is undertaken in collaboration with Tirupati Municipal Corporation, as a part of its smart city program.

As part of the agreement, Honda 2Wheelers will endorse a new range of Castrol Activ lubricants launched exclusively for their two-wheelers

This year onwards TTTI will have batch of 120 students compared to earlier batch of 64.